2020 in Review: Best Outdoor Finds
Jan. 12th, 2021 09:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
forestofglory2020 was a hard year in a lot of ways, but being stuck at home and unemployed meant that I had lots of time to explore my local environment. So in the spirit of making the best of things here's a list of my best outdoor finds of 2020.
Neighbourhood Fish Pond: early in the pandemic when we were exploring the neighbourhood, we found someone’s front garden with a small pond with three fish in it. This turned out to be a great place to take the kid on a walk. She really loves watching the fish. Later, more fish were added to the pond making it even more exciting to visit.
The Perfect Beach: We found the best beach possible for our family! It’s not very far away, it’s sandy rather than rocky, it’s on the Bay not the ocean so the waves aren’t too big for little ones and best of all, it’s uncrowed enough on weekdays to be safe. Currently it’s to cold and wet for any of us to find the beach enjoyable, but we are looking forward to more beach days when it's warmer.
Bay Trail: This trail is being built all around the shore of the Bay and several sections near me where recently finished. They are nice for flat walks, with a good view of the bay. I’ll will definitely keep walking here after lockdown is over.
Mango Desserts: Hui Lau Shan, a Hong Kong based dessert franchise, has opened a shop that is within walking distance of my parents house, so it is now possible to meet my parents at their house, walk over and buy desserts, then walk back and eat said desserts in my parents backyard. So far we’ve only managed to do this twice, but it was great both times. There are several more things on the menu that I want to try, so when the weather warms up and the restrictions are reduced, I look forward to going back.
What fun things did you find outside in 2020?
Neighbourhood Fish Pond: early in the pandemic when we were exploring the neighbourhood, we found someone’s front garden with a small pond with three fish in it. This turned out to be a great place to take the kid on a walk. She really loves watching the fish. Later, more fish were added to the pond making it even more exciting to visit.
The Perfect Beach: We found the best beach possible for our family! It’s not very far away, it’s sandy rather than rocky, it’s on the Bay not the ocean so the waves aren’t too big for little ones and best of all, it’s uncrowed enough on weekdays to be safe. Currently it’s to cold and wet for any of us to find the beach enjoyable, but we are looking forward to more beach days when it's warmer.
Bay Trail: This trail is being built all around the shore of the Bay and several sections near me where recently finished. They are nice for flat walks, with a good view of the bay. I’ll will definitely keep walking here after lockdown is over.
Mango Desserts: Hui Lau Shan, a Hong Kong based dessert franchise, has opened a shop that is within walking distance of my parents house, so it is now possible to meet my parents at their house, walk over and buy desserts, then walk back and eat said desserts in my parents backyard. So far we’ve only managed to do this twice, but it was great both times. There are several more things on the menu that I want to try, so when the weather warms up and the restrictions are reduced, I look forward to going back.
What fun things did you find outside in 2020?
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Date: 2021-01-12 07:44 pm (UTC)I'm hoping the canals that line our neighborhood will fill back up again this spring so we can watch minnows and crawfish and frogs and turtles again this year.
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